Mount Maunganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 176.18° E

Mount Maunganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.2° 

Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 3s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 1PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)3s
Afternoon (27 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (27 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.6
WNW
3
0.7
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
1
NW
7
1
NNW
7
1
N
7
0.8
NNW
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
E
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
7
12
20
88
105
109
75
48
34
13
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:22AM1.61m
8:43PM1.70m
9:07AM1.66m
9:26PM1.70m
9:52AM1.71m
Low Tide
3:11AM0.21m
2:22PM0.23m
2:56AM0.14m
3:09PM0.20m
3:39AM0.09m
3:58PM0.18m
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:56
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6:54
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8:15
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7:15
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1
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1
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Temp °C
13
14
15
17
17
12
9
8
7
7
12
14
15
12
10
11
9
9
12
15
16
14
11
Feels °C
10
11
11
12
11
6
3
3
3
3
7
8
9
6
5
7
5
5
8
10
11
9
8
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